The Senate on Thursday approved a proposal to prohibit homeowner associations from regulating public roadways that are owned by a government entity. But both Democratic and Republican legislators also opposed it, which showed that issues dealing with homeowners associations often transcend political boundaries.

All the big guns have been drawn for the perennial battle over just what exactly homeowners associations may do.
For 2011, it’s over how much an association can charge for processing documents when a resident is selling his or her house.
Sen. Andy Biggs, a Republican from Gilbert, wants to limit the fee to a per-page cost of 10 cents for the documents.